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2011-2012 Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Accounting

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

  
  • ACCT 240 - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING


    An introduction to the theory and practice of accounting and financial reporting. Topics include the accounting cycle, financial statements and accounting for assets, liabilities, equities, revenues and expenses.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 245 - MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING


    An introduction to the use of accounting information by managers. Topics include the use of accounting information for planning and control, performance evaluation, decision-making, and the statement of cash flows, along with financial statement analysis.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ACCT 240

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 321 - ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS I


    An introduction to the subject of information system’s role in accomplishing the objectives of financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax accounting and auditing. Systems covered include manual accounting, computerized accounting, and Internet electronic commerce applications. Additional topics include internal controls, systems analysis, systems design and systems implementation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors only. ACCT 245, MIS 220 or equivalent skills

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 331 - COST MANAGEMENT


    Procedures used for classifying, recording, summarizing and allocating current, and estimated costs for planning, controlling and reporting purposes.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors only. ACCT 245, DSCI 205, MIS 220 or equivalent skills.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 341 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE I


    An in-depth study of accounting theory and practice for students who require more than introductory coverage. Both conceptual and application topics are studied.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 245

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 342 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE II


    A continuation of ACCT 341 covering complex topics in accounting and financial reporting.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 341

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 343 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE III


    A continuation of ACCT 342 covering complex topics in accounting and financial reporting. Special topics, existing and emerging issues in accounting.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 342

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 375 - INCOME TAXATION I


    Taxation of individuals and sole proprietorships. Introduction to tax planning and sources of authority of tax law.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 240

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 421 - ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS II


    Principles and techniques of database technology as applied to modern accounting information systems, uses of database technology for transaction processing and analysis. Systems documentation techniques and the auditing of computerized accounting systems. Format will be lecture, discussion, computer presentations and computer lab assignments.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 321

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 431 - TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING


    Focuses on responsibility accounting, performance measurement and evaluation, and budgeting and control in various types of organizations. Additional topics may include quantitative methods in decision making and other current issues in management accounting.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 331

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 435 - SEMINAR IN COST MANAGEMENT


    Provides an in-depth study of cost management systems. Topics include activity-based management, Japanese cost management techniques, and strategic cost management.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 331

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 441 - ADVANCED ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE


    An introduction to business combinations and fund accounting. Partnerships, SEC reporting, interim reports and other topics.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 343

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 444 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS


    Study of reporting issues from a management perspective. Introduction to the tools and techniques of financial statement analysis. Use of financial statements by external and internal decision makers. Emphasis on the development of communication and computer skills.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors only. ACCT 343.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 447 - ACCOUNTING IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS


    An examination of accounting and financial reporting in governmental and not-for-profit entities and an introduction to the use of accounting information in the management of these organizations.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 343 or concurrent.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 451 - INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING


    Analysis of accounting for multinationals; area studies of accounting and financial reporting standards; and an evaluation of the international accounting harmonization effort.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 343

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 461 - AUDITING THEORY AND PRACTICE


    A study of the role of auditing and auditors in corporate financial reporting, and the importance of this role to the public. Topics covered include the audit planning process, audit reports, professional standards, and the legal and ethical responsibilities of auditors to their clients, the accounting profession and to the public.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 321, ACCT 343

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 462 - ADVANCED AUDITING


    In-depth exposure to a variety of aspects of the theory and practice of professional auditing. Topics may include auditing theory and research, economic function of audits, professional standards and malpractice, new auditing techniques and services. Cases, readings, individual research, and discussion.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 461

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 470 - LAW OF COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS


    Legal principles underlying the law of contracts, sales, secured transactions, real property security, bankruptcy and suretyship.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. MGMT 271

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 475 - INCOME TAXATION II


    Taxation of corporations and partnerships. Advanced topics in tax planning and compliance.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 375

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 477 - TAX RESEARCH AND PLANNING


    An in-depth look at tax research and tax planning. Students will gain proficiency in tax research and apply this skill to a variety of federal taxation issues and case studies.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 375

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 484 - ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING/ SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING


    An in-depth analysis of accounting for the natural environment. Readings, discussion and case analyses cover current issues, such as financial reporting and disclosure, management decision making and evaluation techniques, taxation and the profession’s role in environmental issues.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 331, ACCT 343, ACCT 375 or concurrent.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ACCT 490 - INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING


    Practical application of academic curriculum beyond that contained in normal undergraduate course work. Internship may not be substituted for a required or elective accounting course.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Majors Only. ACCT 341; minimum 2.75 GPA in 300/400-level accounting courses

    Credits: 1-2
    Grade Mode: S/U




American Cultural Studies

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

  
  • AMST 202 - THE AMERICAN INDIAN EXPERIENCE


    The social and cultural evolution of the first peoples of the Americas. Focus on such aspects as education, self-determination, health issues and urbanization as they impact native indigenous populations. Also listed as FAIR 263B on an S/U grading basis.

    Credits: 3
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 203 - THE HISPANO/A-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE


    The development of the Hispano/a-American community, with emphasis on its history, its social and political institutions, and the effects of education, continuing immigration and economic stratification. Also offered as FAIR 218C.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Also offered as FAIR 218C.

    Credits: 3
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 204 - THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE


    An overview of African-American history from an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis is on the struggle for social and political equality in a developing capitalist economy. The contemporary social, economic and political life of African Americans also will be examined. Also offered as FAIR 219D.

    Credits: 3
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 205 - THE ASIAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE


    The history of Asians in the United States, the development of communities and the effects of the encounter between Asian cultures and the developing American cultural context. Also offered as FAIR 215F.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Also offered as FAIR 215F.

    Credits: 3
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 206 - THE JEWISH-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE


    An overview of the Jewish experience in America, past and present Jewish American marginalization, encounters with anti-Semitism and impact on the national scene. Study of Jewish Americans as a secular community, a community of faith, and an American minority ethnic group.

    Credits: 3
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 242 - THE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDERED EXPERIENCE


    The development of the lesbian, gay, bisexual transgendered community in the United States, with emphasis on identity formation, historical and sociological influences and the effects of encounters between gay cultures and the larger American cultural context.

    Credits: 3
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 301 - COMPARATIVE CULTURAL STUDIES


    The interaction of immigrant and indigenous cultures with the developing American cultural patterns. Emphasis upon models and concepts of interaction, especially related to African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos. Also offered as FAIR 366E.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Introductory-level course: HIST, SOC, ANTH or equivalent;

    Credits: 4
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 314 - CONTEMPORARY LATINO/A ISSUES


    The course will familiarize students with theoretical approaches, empirical research, and policy issues relating to the social and historical conditions of Latino/as. By examining the conditions of adaptation, and particularly the implications of exclusion or inclusion, the course critically assesses the close ties that Latino/as have with the multiple dimensions of immigration and borders of many kinds.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    AMST 203 or FAIR 218C or AMST 301 or FAIR 366E

    Credits: 4
  
  • AMST 315 - CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN INDIAN ISSUES


    A historical and cultural overview of issues in Indian/White relations. Emphasis on issues of sovereignty, land claims, water rights, treaty rights, education, women, economic development, religious freedom, and cultural appropriation. Also offered as FAIR 399B.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    AMST 202 or FAIR 263B or HIST 275

    Credits: 4
  
  • AMST 316 - CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN AMERICAN ISSUES


    This course is an interdisciplinary examination of contemporary African American issues from the 1970s to the present. The focus will be on the various social, political, and economic issues that affect the African American community including education, economic development, affirmative action, reparations, interracial relations, criminal justice, racial discrimination, and political empowerment among others.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    AMST 204 or FAIR 219D or AMST 301 or FAIR 366E

    Credits: 4
  
  • AMST 362 - ASIAN-AMERICAN HISTORY


    Contributions Asian Americans have made to the development of the United States, with emphasis on immigration, adaptation, settlement and their struggle for justice and equality. Also taught as HIST 362.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    HIST 103 or HIST 104 or AMST 203 or FAIR 218C, or AMST 205 or FAIR 215F or AMST 301 or FAIR 366E

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • AMST 499 - RESEARCH AND WRITING


    Designed to introduce students to primary and secondary sources associated with American cultural studies. Assignments include one major research/writing project and several smaller ones. Also taught as LIBR 499.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    AMST 301 or FAIR 366E; senior status or instructor approval

    Credits: 4

Anthropology

Courses numbered X37; X97; 300, 400, 500 are described in the University Academic Policies  section of this catalog.

  
  • ANTH 102 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN ORIGINS


    Description of scientific evidence for the evolution of the human lineage from its primitive primate ancestors to the origins of civilization. Emphasis on analytical methods employed to reconstruct history from fossils, geological context and cultural remains.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: SSC


  
  • ANTH 104 - AMERICAN MOSAIC: THE CULTURES OF THE UNITED STATES


    The study of the cultures of the United States from the perspectives of ethnicity, race, gender and class. Special emphasis on anthropological methods and approaches to enhance understanding of contemporary socio-cultural lifeways.

    Credits: 4
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • ANTH 201 - INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    Introduction to the concepts, methods and practical application of cultural anthropology. The focus is on explanations for social and cultural variation around the world and over time and the significance of holistic and comparative understanding.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: SSC


  
  • ANTH 210 - INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY


    The historical roots and current goals of archaeology. Principles of archaeological inference, including formation of the archaeological record, data collection and analysis, and interpretive frameworks.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: SSC


  
  • ANTH 215 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    The biological side of anthropology; human osteology, primate paleontology, human variation, human evolution and primate behavior.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    no labs first week of class

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: LSCI


  
  • ANTH 247 - INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY


    The study of language from an anthropological perspective. Includes an introduction to the structure and patterning of language, the study of language as it is used in daily life, and the role of language in human evolution.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: SSC


  
  • ANTH 301 - ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY


    The development of anthropological thought from the late 1800s to the present. Emphasis is placed on the major theoretical developments in the discipline.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 303 - QUALITATIVE METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY


    This course will familiarize students with perspectives, methods and techniques of qualitative research in anthropology. The course will cover the theoretical background of qualitative research, major research traditions, methods of data collection, analysis of textual data and the write-up of findings.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 308 - HUNTER-GATHERER SOCIETIES IN WORLD PREHISTORY


    The archaeological remains of hunting-gathering groups from early hominids to modern times interpreted in terms of evolution of adaptive strategies. Relationship to agriculture as an adaptive strategy; contributions of studies of modern hunter-gatherer groups.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ANTH 310 - THE RISE OF CIVILIZATIONS


    Village agricultural societies as revealed by archaeology; crystallization of village farming societies into urban civilizations in the Near East, Egypt, India, China and New World parallel developments.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 102 or ANTH 210.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ANTH 312 - FIELD COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY


    On-site training in methods and techniques of archaeological survey and excavation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 or equivalent and permission of instructor.

    Credits: 12
  
  • ANTH 314 - ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTH AMERICA


    Origins of PaleoIndians of North America, their paleoenvironments and the cultural sequences leading to the historic peoples of the New World north of Panama. Mesoamerican and Mississippian cultures, those of the Southwest and the Woodland Archaic.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 330 - RELIGION AND CULTURE


    Comparative study of religious thought, belief and behavior; relationship of religious experience and institutions to other aspects of culture and society.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 335 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY


    Mathematics and statistics as applied to anthropological problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203 or ANTH 210 or ANTH 215.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: QSR


  
  • ANTH 338 - ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY


    Examines the relationship between systems of production and culture through four theoretical approaches: formalist, substantivist, Marxist and culturalist. Emphasis on localized consequences of global economic forces. Service learning component required.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203 or instructor permission

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 347 - THE ETHNOGRAPHY OF COMMUNCATION


    Familiarizes students with methods of data collection and analysis used in linguistic anthropology through an examination of both classic and current literature. Examines the complex relationship between language and culture.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 247.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 350 - THE ECOLOGY OF HUMAN VARIATION


    Examines contemporary sociopolitical, health and related environmental issues starting with a historical and evolutionary perspective that emphasizes changes in human biology, diet, demography and disease, and the cultural milieu since the hunting and gathering past.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 215 and either ANTH 201 or HNRS 203 or ANTH 210.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 351 - FAMILY AND KINSHIP ORGANIZATION


    Cross-cultural study of family types and the definition of social roles through kinship organization.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 352 - CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF AGING


    Explores aging and being old in a variety of cultures as well as our own in the context of an unprecedented worldwide population explosion of older people, examining longevity and the demography of aging, conceptualizations of the life course and late life, family and community roles of older people, gender differences and similarities of aging, status relations between and among people of different ages, health and health care.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ANTH 353 - SEX AND GENDER IN CULTURE


    Cross-cultural study of gender stereotypes, gender and language, gender and work roles, gender and religion.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • ANTH 361 - NATIVE PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA


    Ethnographic survey of the peoples and cultures.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: BCGM


  
  • ANTH 362 - PEOPLES OF ASIA


    Ethnographic survey of the peoples and cultures.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: ACGM


  
  • ANTH 365 - PEOPLES OF LATIN AMERICA


    Ethnographic survey of the peoples and cultures.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
    GUR Attributes: ACGM


  
  • ANTH 406 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY


    History of theory and method in North American archaeology and the legacy of earlier goals. Current goals and the development of appropriate theory, method and empirical applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 and ANTH 301.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 410 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION


    Archaeological laboratory methods; artifact identification, classification, measurement; map reproduction, soil and feature profiles; use of photographs and other graphic methods.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 and Junior or Senior status.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 411 - ARCHAEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA


    The prehistoric archaeology of the Northwest coast and plateaus; current explorations and interpretations in a context of paleoenvironmental and ethnohistorical evidence.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 and one of ANTH 310 or ANTH 314 or ANTH 361.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 415 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPATIAL ANALYSIS


    Focuses on the application of advanced quantitative methods in spatial analysis to specific archaeological contexts and projects. Students will complete a major research project and present it to the class and as a paper.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 and ANTH 335.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ANTH 420 - HUMAN OSTEOLOGY AND FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY


    After learning the human skeleton, the student will be trained in techniques for recovery of the body, reconstruction of the body’s history (age, sex, race, etc.) and how to aid the crime investigator.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 or ANTH 215 or ANTH 335 or ANTH 410 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 422 - NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    The study of human nutrition and metabolism from an anthropological perspective. Topics include the structure and function of the digestive system, the chemical composition of nutrients and the regulation by the body of nutrient stores and body composition. Focuses on using a comparative approach to elucidate a naturalistic human diet and the health consequences when this ideal is not met.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203, and ANTH 215 and BIOL 349 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 423 - HUMAN EVOLUTION


    Detailed discussion on behavioral and anatomical changes leading to contemporary humanity evident from fossil record and studies of modern primates.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 and ANTH 215 and one of ANTH 308 or ANTH 410 or ANTH 420, or instructor permission.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 424 - MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    Introduction to an area where biological and cultural anthropology interface. Includes health and disease in evolution, the relationships between disease and world view, the healer and the cultural milieu, and comparative studies of healing practices.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203, and junior standing or instructor permission.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 428 - CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


    Introduction to the field of cultural resource management including historic preservation, archaeological resource management, cultural resource management for subsistence and spiritual practices. Background on legislation and current practices, review of case studies and experience with actual projects.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 210 and junior or senior status or instructor permission.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ANTH 429 - POLITICS, PARTICIPATION AND THE CRITIQUE OF POWER


    Examines how collective action is possible in societies without centralized authority. Considers problems of order, action and representation in non-state societies, and the question of popular participation in states.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301, and junior or senior status or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ANTH 440 - CYBORG ANTHROPOLOGY


    The cyborg is a life form that is part human and part machine. This course examines the shifting conceptual and physical boundaries between humans and their techno-scientific creations through theoretical works, ethnographic accounts and popular cultural artifacts such as film.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203 or instructor permission.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 447 - ANTHROPOLOGICAL SEMIOTICS


    Myth, metaphor and media offer the material for this exploration of theories which offer insight into the relationship between language and mind.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 347 and junior or senior status or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 453 - WOMEN OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH


    Explores women’s economic, religious, political and familial roles through topics such as development and globalization, violence, and women’s movements. Student contributions to course topics emphasized through individual papers and group panel work.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 and ANTH 353 and junior or senior status or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 454 - PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH METHODS


    Participatory Action Research is a methodology of researching, analyzing, and carrying out actions that directly benefit members (stakeholders) of a community. As a form of applied anthropology, PAR is a method that emphasizes working in collaboration with others to develop research questions, conduct research, analyze findings, present results, and create actions. In this course, graduate students will work with an identified community group (in most cases, one with which the student already has a great familiarity through participant-observation fieldwork methods in ANTH 471) to work on a PAR project.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 303 or ANTH 471 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 456 - ANTHROPOLOGY OF WAR AND HUMAN RIGHTS


    The course focuses on emic and etic perspectives of war and human rights. Investigates cultural relativism and anthropology with regard to war and violence. Cultural constructions of war and definitions of human rights are fundamental to an understanding of what it means to be human.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 and junior or senior status.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ANTH 457 - THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEATH AND DYING


    The course considers death and dying anthropologically as cultural constructs. The course explores a wide range of cultures from a variety of interdisciplinary and interactive perspectives in order to further our understanding of what it means to be human. Studies death and dying in order to broaden our understanding of the human cultural experience. Field trips required.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 and junior or senior status.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 460 - CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF JAPAN


    Overview of Japanese culture and society, its pre-history and historic formation, emphasizing contemporary social organization and social relations in urban and rural society. Examines Japan’s solutions to the problems of modern industrial society.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 362 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 4
  
  • ANTH 462 - NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE NORTHWEST


    Tribal distributions, social organization and ecological adaptation and social change with emphasis on the Native peoples of Washington state.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 361

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 463 - PEOPLES OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA


    An ethnographic in-depth study of the national and minority peoples of China, mainland and insular Southeast Asia. Emphasis on special topics, including ecology, prehistory and selected cultural groups. Readings focus on original monographs.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 362 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 465 - PEOPLES OF MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA


    Overview of cultures and social relations in Mesoamerica, with an emphasis on indigenous and rural communities, subsistence and survival issues, and factors underlying political and economic change.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 365.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 466 - REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY


    Study of human reproduction from an anthropological perspective. Topics include the structure and function of the reproductive system, including hormonal control of ovarian cycling, but also culturally mediated behaviors that influence reproduction. Focus is on variation in the fertility between populations and among couples within populations.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203, and ANTH 215 and BIOL 349 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 469 - DIRECTED INTERNSHIP


    Application of anthropological methods and theory in an applied setting. Interns work at least 10 hours per week at the work site, in the type of work specified in the internship contract. In addition students complete several written assignments, Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits. No more than 10 credits in internship may be counted toward the major.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5-10
  
  • ANTH 470 - MUSEOLOGY STUDIES


    Internship at the Whatcom Museum of History and Art or other local museums. Students may select an area of museum specialization in most cases; essay questions and a paper are also required. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 and junior or senior, or permission of faculty liaison.

    Credits: 3-5
  
  • ANTH 471 - FIELD WORK METHODS IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    The study of ethnographic field work methods through exercises in class and a major field work project in the community. Discussion of topics, including the anthropologist as field worker and the ethics of field work.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 or ANTH 303 and junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 7
  
  • ANTH 472 - VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    Examination of photographic representation of people by anthropologists, ethnographic filmmakers, indigenous people, media and other groups. Analytical skills and applications are emphasized and theoretical perspectives are explored.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 or ANTH 303 and junior or senior status, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 473 - FIELD COURSE IN ETHNOGRAPHY


    Course is partly classroom-based and partly field-based research through participation in on-site projects. Actual projects vary by quarter and instructor.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203 and permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5-12
  
  • ANTH 475 - GLOBAL MIGRATION


    Economic, political and human factors motivating movements of people and affecting their transitions into new societies; comparative exploration of issues, case studies and global trends, with specific focus on implications for policy and services.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 476 - BORDERLANDS


    Comparative examination of simultaneous separating and integrating functions of borders, significance of border regions as vital transition zones, and transboundary policy needs associated with accelerated flows of people, goods and ideas; particular focus on U.S.-Mexico and US.-Canada borderlands.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 480 - APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY


    Use of anthropology to solve human problems; examines ethics, interventions and policy applications regarding contemporary social issues.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 301 or ANTH 303.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 481 - CHILDHOOD AND CULTURE


    The process of socialization or enculturation viewed from a cross-cultural perspective.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 484 - CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION


    Comparative and anthropological study of educational issues. Examines learning in other cultures, home-school linkages, minority student achievement and multi-cultural curricula.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    ANTH 201 or HNRS 203 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 490 - SENIOR SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY


    Capstone seminar in anthropology. Topics vary, emphasis is on current research questions in anthropology. Students write a research proposal, conduct a research project and present the findings. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credits.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Senior status in anthropology.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 495 - TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESSES IN ANTHROPOLOGY


    Practicum as discussion leaders in anthropology courses. May be repeated once for departmental credit if taken from a different instructor.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Permission of instructor.

    Credits: 3
  
  • ANTH 496 - PORTFOLIO ASSEMBLY


    Student assembles and submits portfolio contents in four areas: research, competence, data analysis, critical comprehension and synthetic comparison, under continuing direction of departmental academic adviser. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Senior status in anthropology.

    Credits: 1
    Grade Mode: S/U



  
  • ANTH 501 - HISTORY OF ANTHROPOLOGY


    Development of principal theoretical orientations and methods in the cultural and historical setting; development of anthropology as a discipline.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 502 - THEORY IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH


    Issues relating to use of theory in contemporary anthropological research; examination of major writings and their implications.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 503 - RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD


    Analysis of major theoretical approaches; research methods and procedures; relationship of theory and method in formulating research problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 506 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD AND THEORY


    History of theory and method in North American archaeology and the legacy of earlier interpretive frameworks. Current goals of the discipline and the development of appropriate theory, method and empirical applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 510 - APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION


    Advanced design and implementation of archaeological laboratory methods to a specific research project.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 511 - CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA


    Advanced survey of current literature in Pacific Northwest archaeology in seminar format with preparation of a major research paper.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 515 - PRACTICUM IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPATIAL ANALYSIS


    Application of advanced quantitative spatial analysis techniques to specific archaeological contexts and projects. Students will complete a major research project and paper.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 520 - HUMAN OSTEOLOGY


    Advanced study of human osteology. The latest methods in reconstruction of the individual.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    Graduate status in the anthropology program or permission of instructor.

    Credits: 5
  
  • ANTH 522 - NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY


    Advanced study of human nutrition and metabolism from an anthropological perspective. Topics include the structure and function of the digestive system, the chemical composition of nutrients and the regulation by the body of nutrient stores and body composition. Each student will prepare a major research paper and presentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes:
    graduate student in good standing in anthropology and other programs with program advisor approval

    Credits: 5
 

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